BUILDTank / buildCAST

At BuildTank, our mission is to use what we learn applying building science to affect meaningful change in the construction industry. The buildCAST is the next step. Through broad conversations, we learn something new from our guests’ story that could be the catalyst to take sustainable buildings to mainstream building. Concentrating on the quest's “story” as much as on their expertise revealing a journey and key information that can help us attain our goal to move our industry forward and make high performance building mainstream building .buildtankinc.com

BUILDTank / buildCAST is a business podcast hosted by Robby Schwarz, with 162 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Robby Schwarz hosts BUILDTank / buildCAST, a business show with 162 episodes published.

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  Episode #17

  #17-2026 LEVVEN Electronics with Sean Vo and Vanessa Wright

  Aug 16, 20261h 3mS2026

  Sean Vo US director of Sales and Partnership and Vanessa Wright Sustainability Manager spoke to me about LEVVEN Electronic, the company they work for. Interestingly LEVVEN basically sells one product, radio frequency controlled switch that replace normal toggle or dimmer switches in a home and comply with the new 2021 IECC section R404.2 Interior lighting controls requirement that permanently installed lighting fixtures be controlled with either a dimmer, an occupant sensor control or other control that is installed or built into the fixture. Sean and Vanessa explained to me how these fixtures actually work, which took awhile for my dense brain to understand, and how their installation can improve a home’s performance beyond control electrical usage. House tightness, cost of construction, and future uses for the technology were all touched on. Sean Vo on LinkedIn Vanessa Wright on LinkedIn LEVVEN

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  Episode #16

  #16-2026 Nick Burch – 90 years of SASHCO

  Aug 2, 202658 minS2026

  Nick Burch is the Director of Finance at SASHCO, a family owned and operated business that is celebrating their 90th year of operation this year. Nick got his real start at SASCHCO filling caulking tubes as a baby. As they say, labor laws were less strict in the ’80s, but really, he worked on the floor manufacturing caulks and sealants while growing up. We learn more about Nick and the history of this 90-year-old company and the business philosophy that has made it a success all these years. I know you will enjoy this listen and will learn some interesting management and business strategies. SASHCO Products that work SASHCO’s history timeline Caulk and Sealant Catalog Get a SASHCO Pro Sample Kit

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  Episode #15

  #15- 2026 -Carl Grimes Director of the Hayward Healthy Home Institute - Part 2

  Jul 18, 202647 minS2026

  Welcome back to Part Two of my conversation with Carl Grimes. Our conversation picks up where we left off explaining more of the five principles and then gets into how Environmental health is impacting the building of homes. Enjoy Hayward Score Healthy Home Director Carl Grimes, has a unique combination of experiences. He has personal experience of the disabling impact of an unhealthy home, and professional experience working in the Indoor Air Quality field. Both these experiences lead him to the Hayword Score where they are helping people live healthier lives by first believing in the negative health experiences they are having in their home, and second by offering a tool that can help homeowners understand these experiences. Carl understands that moisture and mold are not the only things that lead to poor indoor air quality and is trying to work out the synergistic interactions between occupants, house, and building science that can result in either a health supporting or health degrading environment. Carl Grimes on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ ⁠Hayward Score⁠ Indoor air quality ⁠Association ⁠ The Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory ⁠(Symptom Star)⁠ ⁠ ASHRAE Guideline 10-2023 ⁠ -- Interactions Affecting theAchievement of Acceptable Indoor Environments Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance ⁠(TILT) ⁠ - ChemicalIntolerance Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and RestorationCertification ⁠(IICRC)⁠ ⁠ANSI S520-2025⁠ Standard for Professional Mold Remediation

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  Episode #14

  #14- 2026 - Carl Grimes Director of the Hayward Healthy Home Institute

  Jul 9, 202647 minS2026

  Hayward Score Healthy Home Director Carl Grimes, has a unique combination of experiences. He has personal experience of the disabling impact of an unhealthy home, and professional experience working in the Indoor Air Quality field. Both these experiences lead him to the Hayword Score where they are helping people live healthier lives by first believing in the negative health experiences they are having in their home, and second by offering a tool that can help homeowners understand these experiences. Carl understands that moisture and mold are not the only things that lead to poor indoor air quality and is trying to work out the synergistic interactions between occupants, house, and building science that can result in either a health supporting or health degrading environment. Carl Grimes on LinkedIn Hayward Score Indoor air quality Association The Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (Symptom Star) ASHRAE Guideline 10-2023 -- Interactions Affecting theAchievement of Acceptable Indoor Environments Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) - ChemicalIntolerance Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and RestorationCertification (IICRC) ANSI S520-2025 Standard for Professional Mold Remediation

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  Episode #13

  #13-2026 Ken Nelson and whole house controlled mechanical ventilation

  Jun 21, 20261h 4mS2026

  Ken Nelson is well known as an applied building science and indoor air quality (IAQ) expert at Panasonic North America. Our conversation wandered through the three ventilation strategies and further explained Panasonic’s Oasys System, which I really did not realize is an innovative approach for heating and cooling not just whole house ventilation. Ken is passionate about the subject and seamlessly explains the benefits for all stakeholders as well as some of the stumbling blocks we need to look out for during installation. Ken Nelson on LinkedIn Panasonic Ventilation Panasonic Oasys

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